Taking attendance at school has never been easy, but now, with students in class both in person and online because of the pandemic, the task is as tricky as it is critical to their education. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Ansonia man accused of killing ex to appear in court
Andre LeFrancois is expected in court for arraignment Thursday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Naturalization delays could prevent many immigrants from voting in November
Thousands of immigrants are stuck in a backlog of pending cases in the Hartford office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Peter Manfredonia, accused of deadly crime spree, returns to court
The former UConn student will be in court Thursday on charges related to the killing of a high school classmate and kidnapping of the man’s girlfriend in Derby. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Connecticut’s first virtual beer fest brings the tasting experience home
Connecticut beer enthusiasts can instead look forward to a “virtual” festival, featuring an interactive online tasting experience and live Q&As; with Connecticut brewers and hosts. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Glastonbury elementary school staff member tests positive for COVID-19 on first day of classes
A Glastonbury elementary school staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on the first day of classes and she and three other staff members in the district who recently had contact with her, including two who work at other schools, will quarantine for 14 days. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
South Windsor police chief Scott Custer retiring after 31 years
South Windsor Police Chief Scott P. Custer, a 31-year department veteran, has decided to retire to devote time to his family. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Lamont’s office: Agency overhauls an ‘enormous opportunity’ for efficiencies
Gov. Ned Lamont is moving forward with a plan to hire a consultant to help find efficiencies as state agencies faces thousands of retirements in next two years. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Naugatuck PD: Man came after officer, other person with knife
While investigating a complaint, the suspect came after one of the officers and the victim with a knife, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Feds: CT man tied to drug, gun trafficking sentenced to nearly 4 years
A New Britain man will spend three years and 10 months in federal prison for his involvement with firearms trafficking, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Connecticut adds Alaska, Montana to coronavirus travel advisory; 30 states and three territories now on list
Connecticut added two states to its latest travel advisory list, and didn’t drop any states or territories off of the list. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Waterbury public schools called police on children 200 times in six months, Connecticut’s child advocate says
Waterbury schools called the police on children as young as 4 years old, the report says. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Three dead at Connecticut nursing home in coronavirus outbreak as state cites owners for infection control violations — including nurse who reported for work despite exposure concerns
The Three Rivers nursing home in Norwich, where three have now died amid a coronavirus outbreak, was cited for a range of serious lapses — including a nurse who showed up for work despite telling co-workers she wasn’t feeling well and was concerned she had been exposed to COVID on a family vacation, a state…
Two hospitalized following Seymour crash
A serious accident closed Seymour’s Rimmon Road for almost six hours Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Teen shot several times in Derby
Police say a 17-year-old was shot several early this morning near the Ryan Sports Complex. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: ‘No danger to the public’ after Milford shooting
Milford police say a gunshot wound victim is in stable condition after a shooting shortly before midnight on Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Beefalo still loose in Plymouth as police launch drone to aid in search, but owner now says the animal will not be slaughtered
An aggressive beefalo that hoofed it from a Plymouth slaughterhouse almost a month ago remained at large Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers are going back up. How worried should we be?
After two months of numbers showing Connecticut is largely succeeding at keeping coronavirus under control, he state’s rate of new COVID-19 cases has nearly doubled in the past week, state numbers show. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
‘We were used.’ Hundreds of Connecticut nursing home workers have been laid off as financial crisis hits facilities devastated by coronavirus.
As nursing home residents die and the facilities see far fewer short-term residents — people who need rehabilitation or other post-acute care — homes are left with more empty beds. Weakened by revenue loss and added expenses associated with the pandemic, nursing homes in Connecticut are now resorting to widespread layoffs and reductions in employee…
Police: Woman, 20, found fatally assaulted in Ansonia neighborhood
Police said they found the woman when they responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident in a quiet Ansonia neighborhood. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Lamont declares Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day in CT
The governor will attend an event Monday to raise awareness of opioid addiction. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bridgeport PD: Two people injured in Monday morning shooting
Police did not release any information on the extent of the victims’ injuries. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
